Kim is going to face her first monster recruiting challenge in keeping the top recruit in the nation at home and getting a teachable big to team with her. If she gets those two tasks done, she’ll be in the thick of things SOON!
Williams is a can’t miss recruit. She seems to be most high on LSU and Ole Miss (Coach Yo). I guess we will see what happens but recruits like Williams don’t come along often in Louisiana.
They don’t come along often in ANY state.
Will be interesting, can Kim, Kellie, and Dawn keep Williams, Cambridge, and Edwards home.
Kim is gonna have to sell her resume as LSU isn’t in win now mode already. The image of the program hasn’t been the same since pokey was here. They need more players. Getting Williams on board IMO would open the door a lot. Which is why it’s important to make a strong first impression year one. I’m sure she will get them there, it’s a matter of how fast can she?
I agree SC was in a much better situation as a program but I think Coach Mulkey can sell herself as a coach easier than what Coach Staley could at the time. That is not to cast anything negative at Coach Staley but instead just to highlight resumes at the respective points in time. The LSU program already looks very different. Coach Mulkey has shown she isn’t scared to make whatever roster adjustments are needed to win. All things considered I’d be a little surprised if they don’t get Williams.
I have no clue what to think. If social media is an indicator she seemed to enjoy Miami and LSU the most but I give up trying to read kids. Every kid picks a school for different reasons.
Aifuwa could be really really good if she learned to finish near the rim more consistently. I thinks she’s gonna have a great year. I find most of these preseason watch lists (all sports in general) seem to ride on what kids did as a recruit than a player in college. I take all of it (like preseason top 25 lists) with a grain of salt. I hope Gusters has a great season as well. It sounds like Kim is gonna throw her into the fire a bit more then she was at Baylor. Only way to develop is to play.
Would be nice. I expect attendance to be up this year. People are genuinely excited to have Kim here but I dont think they see the crowds they want until they start winning some. LSU fans have bad and good but they do show up when a good product is out there (even for women sports). Our gymnastics meets used to be empty and now holds 12000 people every meet. They support a winner here.
For 2019-20 LSU averaged 2,036 and in 2018-19 it was 2,169 so those are pretty good considering the team so I still think they beat those numbers this year even with concerns on COVID. Plus just you and all your friends should boost it by 25%!
Which is why losing Moon was a massive blow.
I may have to back track. Gusters actually look more advanced than Aifuwa. Just gotta get in shape
I'd like to see more of what Ware can do as well. She brings a lot of what Moon can bring. Just not the experience.